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Multi-touch with one hand is nearly impossible
in an environment where you have to hold the thing in one hand (nowhere to put it down or you are constantly on the move) and control it with your other.

I totally agree with your premise that a touch screen is useful. This isn't about touch screens, this is about multi-touch screens. The iPhone proves that multi-touch with 2 hands is next to useless on a small device, forget about multi touch with 1 hand!

I don't know how much more clear I can make it: touch screens are incredibly useful. My cell phone has a touch screen and it is a joy to use. I'm still waiting for someone to list even 1 commercial use for multi-touch on a single user device. People have mentioned special case uses and I fully admit that multi-touch is fantastic on multi-user devices like Microsoft Surface but I don't think I'm asking too much when I say: give me 1 reason why I would buy a multi-touch tablet instead of a single-touch tablet.
Posted by: NonZealot   Posted on: 11/05/08  (Edited: 11/05/2008 @ 11:57) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I couldn't vote in your poll  NonZealot | 11/05/08
One place where it makes sense  Michael Kelly | 11/05/08
Multi-touch with one hand is nearly impossible  NonZealot | 11/05/08
Tablet PC  GuidingLight | 11/05/08
Does commercial have to mean business?  cgseibel@... | 11/16/08
It allows for gestures.  T1Oracle | 11/05/08
Gestures work fine with current single touch devices  NonZealot | 11/05/08
A few points:  msalzberg | 11/06/08
Good to see the msalzberg I used to like reading  NonZealot | 11/06/08
My Dell has no arrows...  msalzberg | 11/06/08
I don't agree but that's okay  NonZealot | 11/06/08
@NonZ...  msalzberg | 11/06/08
Wrong on all counts...  dkawalec | 11/06/08
Thanks for playing!  NonZealot | 11/06/08
Still wrong about everything ...  dkawalec | 11/07/08
Thanks for playing!  NonZealot | 11/07/08
Congratulations  MacCanuck | 11/06/08
Thanks for the laugh!!  NonZealot | 11/06/08
For example...  Roque Mocan | 11/05/08
That is an example of single touch  NonZealot | 11/05/08
Actually, it would . . .  JLHenry | 11/05/08
Yeah, I just thought of a fun game!  NonZealot | 11/05/08
OK Moe.  GuidingLight | 11/05/08
If you . . .  JLHenry | 11/06/08
Also: Fingerpainting  Roque Mocan | 11/05/08
Trackpoint Rules  Jetranger | 11/05/08
Touchscreens are wonderful until....  Scubajrr | 11/05/08
RE: Who wants multi-touch? I think I just might.  Pharaoh36706 | 11/05/08
After watching the election returns  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/06/08
Why stop there? Let's embrace eye tracking technology!  sultan@... | 11/06/08
Excellent point.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/06/08
I love to touch. wink  Arm A. Geddon | 11/06/08
Multi touch yet to come...  Cayble | 11/06/08
Tech moving slow  colecrew | 11/06/08
Still just wrong ...  dkawalec | 11/07/08

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